Chandrayaan-2, the lunar mission under which the ISRO will for the first time attempt to land a rover on the moon's south pole, will be launched in April, Jitendra Singh, in-charge of the Department of Space said.

Internet companies such as Twitter, Google and Facebook, are being called on to act on the spread of fake news and misinformation after the office of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller charged 13 Russians and three Russian companies, including St. Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency known for its trolling on social media.

Greenpeace scientists are gathering data in the Antarctic to preserve the pristine waters of the Antarctic, where penguins frolic, icebergs float through the sea, and mountains plunge into the frigid waters circling this continent at the bottom of the world.

Union Minister for Science & Technology, Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said, India's progress in the field of science and technology is exponential and science can address most of the problems the society is facing now.

Scientists have, for the first time, directly observed the shower of electrons bouncing across Earth’s magnetic field, which causes the spectacular, colourful phenomenon commonly known as the Northern Light.

A gleaming monument to the ambition and creativity of its age, the world’s largest Victorian glasshouse will once again welcome visitors to see some of the world’s rarest plants following a lengthy facelift.

Facebook Inc reported slightly slower-than-expected growth in daily active users in the latest quarter and said changes made to the News Feed reduced the time spent by users by about 50 million hours every day.

The much awaited 'Supermoon' became visible in India a little later than expected on Wednesday but when it did, millions of stargazers across the country relished the rare celestial triple delight with a sense of awe.

Global warming and bleaching events are already destroying coral reef systems across the globe. Now, researchers have found that plastic waste is also contributing by making them highly vulnerable to several potentially fatal diseases.

"Artificial intelligence (AI) and robots will kill many jobs." It's a depressingly blunt statement for anyone to make, but even more so as it is the prediction of Jack Ma, CEO of the Chinese online sales giant Alibaba.

Astronomers have discovered a mysterious hot spot 930 light years from Earth on a gaseous exoplanet, at a place where they did not expect to find it - a discovery that challenges scientists' understanding of such planets found in the solar systems outside our own.

Researchers have revealed the three-dimensional structure of longevity protein that may help develop therapies to treat diabetes, obesity and certain cancers. The protein is named after the Greek goddess who spun the thread of life, 'Klotho' proteins are located on the surface of cells of specific tissues.

Elephants, giraffes, rhinos and other magnificent mammals targeted in wildlife conservation areas of Central Africa are under threat of extinction, caught in the crosshairs of armed groups and highly-militarized poachers, the United Nations environment wing has warned.

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh delivered the Keynote address at the International Space Conference of “Geospatial World Forum” in Hyderabad on Wednesday.